Publisher's Synopsis
This book is now an established handbook on non-contentious probate matters.;This particular edition has been updated to take into account changes brought about by the "Children Act 1989", the "Courts and Legal Services Act 1990" and the "Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991".;Subjects covered are jurisdiction; wills; proof of death; presumption of death; necessity for grant; grants of probate and of letters of administration; special grants; trust corporations; Inheritance Tax and the Inland Revenue Account; procedure for obtaining a grant; guarantees; foreign domicile; resealing grants; caveats and citations; renunciations, applications on notice, removal of PRs, inventory and account; amendment, revocation, impounding and notation of grants; engrossments, copies and searchers; and deposit of wills of living persons. The Appendices contain a full range of forms, and new invaluable checklist for use before submitting an application for a grant.
